Video of giant chicken freaks out the Internet

Posted on Thursday, 23 March, 2017 | Comment icon

Footage of what appears to be an abnormally large chicken has gone viral after appearing on Twitter.

The clip, which was posted on Sunday morning, raised a few eyebrows on social media after Twitter user 'LifesBook_Ceo' noted how freakishly enormous the chicken in the video actually was.

It didn't take long for the footage to be shared thousands of times, with Internet users commenting in disbelief at the size of the bird and suggesting that it must be either a prank or a man in a costume.

Am I the only person wondering why this chicken is so damn big 🤔🤔🤔 pic.twitter.com/ZIWmEL2h2w
— LifesBook_Ceo (@LifesBook_Ceo) March 19, 2017

As it turns out, the enormous bird is actually neither of those things - it is in fact a real animal known as a Brahma chicken. Females can weigh up to 14 pounds and males as much as 18 pounds.

Its eggs, which are highly prized during the wintertime, weigh upwards of 60g.

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#20 Posted by Ryu on 24 March, 2017, 0:52

"but you're not a man you're a Chicken-Boo" Loved that show..heh-heh-heh..... I couldn't play the video but I seen it on the tail end of a news show. A huge chicken but am not sure it is entirely real.

#21 Posted by EBE Hybrid on 24 March, 2017, 1:13

Do you remember the story about Chicken Lickin, Turkey Lurky etc warning "Look out, look out, the sky's falling down", well I guess that's because this fat chick sat on the sky!

#22 Posted by Myles on 24 March, 2017, 11:12

I got rid of my guineas.�� They terrorize the chickens.�� Chickens wouldn't lay eggs.� They are hard to catch too.�� I had to shoot them.�

#23 Posted by Future ghost on 24 March, 2017, 17:54

Do you mean something like "what the cluck is that?! " Sorry, I just had to.

#24 Posted by MWoo7 on 24 March, 2017, 17:56

And I just had to login A G A I N � !� and say , I LOVE THAT ! ��

#25 Posted by omerta on 25 March, 2017, 2:24

I actually want one of those as a pet.� Too bad they're probably not allowed here.�

#26 Posted by gatekeeper32 on 26 March, 2017, 14:36

Bucket of fried Brahma chicken.

#27 Posted by MWoo7 on 26 March, 2017, 23:58

Double the fixins mmmm , mmmmm GOOD !�

#28 Posted by LabotomusRex on 28 March, 2017, 9:36

Reminds me of Foghorn from Loony Tunes

#29 Posted by Kismit on 28 March, 2017, 23:28

I know exactly where you were going with that, and appreciate your �sense of humour and subtlety.�

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